Sunday Special: Gifting Books for the Holidays

The holiday season is here, which means it’s the time to think of
great gifts for everyone on your list. While it can feel like a
daunting task to choose thoughtful, personalized presents, we’ve
got a fix for you: books.


On this edition of The Sunday Special, Gilbert is joined by
Joumana Khatib and Sadie Stein, editors at the Book Review, for a
conversation about the best books to give your family and
friends. Joumana and Sadie will share what excited them most this
year and also provide recommendations for giftees in very
specific categories.


Books mentioned in this episode:


“The Colony,” Annika Norlin
“Perfection,” Vincenzo Latronico
“Things: A Story of the 60s,” Georges Perec
“The Bee Sting,” Paul Murray
“The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny,” Kiran Desai
“The Director,” Daniel Kehlmann
“Playworld: A Novel,” Adam Ross
“A Marriage at Sea,” Sophie Elmhirst
“Entertaining is Fun!,” Dorothy Draper
“The Thursday Murder Club,” Richard Osman
“The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels,” Janice
Hallett
“Roald Dahl’s Revolting Recipes,” Roald Dahl
“Mrs. Manders’ Cook Book,” Sarah Manders, edited by Rumer
Godden
“Halleluja! The Welcome Table,” Maya Angelou
“The Pat Conroy Cookbook: Recipes of My Life,” Pat Conroy
“Les diners de Gala,” Salvador Dalí
“Diaghilev’s Empire: How the Ballets Russes Enthralled the
World,” Rupert Christiansen
“Finishing the Hat and Look I Made a Hat,” Stephen Sondheim
“Tonight in Jungleland: The Making of Born to Run,” Peter Ames
Carlin
“The Uncool: A Memoir,” Cameron Crowe
“The Gales of November,” John U. Bacon
“The Journals of Ralph Waldo Emerson,” Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Cats in Color,” Stevie Smith
“Archie and the Strict Baptists,” John Betjeman
“Stories 1,2,3,4,” Eugène Ionesco
“Trip: A Novel,” Amy Barrodale


On Today’s Episode:


Joumana Khatib is an editor at The New York
Times Book Review.


Sadie Stein is an editor at The New York Times
Book Review.


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